James Bamford Recent C-SPAN Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/88969
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Head shot of {$person->name}James Bamford on Surveillance PolicyAuthor James Bamford, who has written three books about the National Security Agency (NSA), talked about President Obama's remarks on surveillance policy. A video clip was shown of President Obama's speech the previous day about recommended changes to the way in which the NSA collects and monitors telephone data. Mr. Bamford also spoke about the potential for changes beyond the recommendations of the president's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Mr. Bamford is the author of [The Puzzle Palace], the first book published about the NSA. He later authored two more: [Body of Secrets] and [The Shadow Factory].http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317221-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Call-Inhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317221-3Sat, 18 Jan 2014 13:06:06 GMTJames Bamford on NSA Spying and Edward SnowdenAuthor James Bamford, who has written three books about the National Security Agency (NSA), talked about the history of NSA spying and the NSA's surveillance of American citizens since the September 11, 2011 attacks. He also talked about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and the lawsuit brought against the agency by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. This event was being held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
Mr. Bamford is the author of [The Puzzle Palace], the first book published about the NSA. He later authored two more: [Body of Secrets] and [The Shadow Factory]. Mr. Bamford has also written and co-produced a documentary on the NSA titled, [The Spy Factory].http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317237-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317237-1Mon, 03 Feb 2014 03:02:59 GMTJames Bamford on Public SurveillanceJames Bamford talked about the history of government public surveillance programs, and recent revelations acknowledging the existence of on-going Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA)-authorized, top-secret public surveillance programs. These included an order that Verizon turn over records of all phone calls originating and terminating between the U.S. and abroad to the National Security Agency; and the "PRISM" program, which allowed the NSA to monitor the Internet usage of foreign nationals overseas who use any of nine U.S.-based internet providers such as Microsoft and Google.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313264-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Call-Inhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313264-3Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:37:55 GMTJames Bamford on NSA's Surveillance of Phone RecordsWriter James Bamford spoke via telephone about reports that a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) judge ordered Verizon in April of this year to turn over records of all phone calls originating and terminating between the U.S. and abroad.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313241-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Call-Inhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313241-3Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:45:16 GMTNational Security Agency Spy CenterJames Bamford talked about his Wired.com article on the National Security Agency (NSA), "The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)", and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The NSA's stated purpose of the building is to "intercept, decipher, analyze, and store vast swaths of the world's communications as they zap down from satellites and zip through the underground and undersea cables of international, foreign, and domestic networks." The heavily fortified $2 billion center will debut in September 2013.
This program was part of a "Washington Journal" series highlighting recent magazine articles.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305522-5
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Call-Inhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305522-5Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:19:10 GMTAfter Words with James BamfordJames Bamford talked about [The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America] (Doubleday; October 14, 2008). In his book, James Bamford takes a behind-the-scenes look at the National Security Agency and its domestic surveillance program following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Mr. Bamford, a former producer with ABC's "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings," has written about the NSA in two previous books, [The Puzzle Palace] (1982) and [Body of Secrets] (2001). The guest interviewer was Jonathan Landay. Jonathan Landay, national security and intelligence correspondent for McClatchy, previously worked for Knight Ridder and the [Christian Science Monitor].http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/281780-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/281780-1Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:57:56 GMTAfter Words with James Bamfordhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/281780-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/281780-2Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMTIraq War Author PanelAuthors of books about the Iraq war talked about their work and answered questions from members of Congress.
Aaron Glantz wrote [How America Lost Iraq.] James Bamford wrote [A Pretext for War.] David Danelo wrote [Blood Stripes: The Grunt's View of the War in Iraq.] Aaron Arnove wrote [Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal.] Kenneth Campbell wrote [The Tale of Two Quagmires.] John Prados wrote [Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA.] Magetta Chantiloupe wrote [Iraq: The War That Shouldn't Be: You Decide.] Kirsten Holmstedt wrote [Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq.] Paul Rieckhoff wrote [Chasing Ghosts.] Antonia Juhasz wrote [The Bush Agenda.]
This event was held in the Ways and Means Committee Room in the Longworth House Office Building.
Due to technical difficulties, the audio portion of this program is very poor.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196450-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196450-1Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:04:43 GMTDomestic Surveillance ProgramDemocratic members of the House Judiciary Committee held a public meeting at which witnesses testified about the Bush administration's use of domestic surveillance in efforts to gather intelligence on potential terrorist activities. Among the issues addressed were abuse of executive power, guidelines set forth in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for warrants on domestic wire tapping, the potential impact on citizens' civil liberties, and the oversight role of Congress.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190809-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190809-1Sat, 21 Jan 2006 01:56:56 GMTDomestic SurveillanceFormer Deputy Assistant Attorney General Toensing and Mr. Bamford spoke about domestic surveillance. They discussed the monitoring of U.S. citizens by the National Security Agency. The guests responded to questions and comments from viewers.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190439-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Call-Inhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190439-2Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:45:51 GMTAfter Words with David RothkopfDavid Rothkopf talked about his book [Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power], published by PublicAffairs. It was a study of the National Security Council from its beginnings in the Truman administration to its role within the current Bush presidency. James Bamford, former Washington investigative news producer, interviewed him.
David Rothkopf is founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Intellibridge, a firm offering open-source intelligence and advisory services on international issues. He also served for two years as managing director of Kissinger Associates, and as deputy undersecretary of Commerce for international trade policy in the Clinton administration. He is currently a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
James Bamford is the author of several books on national security issues including: [A Pretext for War, Body of Secrets], and [The Puzzle Palace]. He is the former Washington investigative producer for "ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings."http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/187342-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Interviewhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/187342-1Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:00:14 GMTHomeland Security PolicyAnalysts talked about homeland security policy, domestic security measures, developing intelligence strategies to improve national security, and the future of defense and homeland security policy. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/184326-5
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/184326-5Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:47:33 GMTSeptember 11 Commission RecommendationsMr. Bamford talked about the September 11 Commission hearing's recommendations that focused on creation of a new intelligence director, the witnesses who testified and their backgrounds. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
James Bamford is the author of [A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies], published by Doubleday.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183100-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Call-Inhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183100-2Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:04:55 GMTBook Discussion on [A Pretext for War]James Bamford appeared on the Diane Rehm Show to talk about his latest book [A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies], published by Doubleday. The book covers America's intelligence community and their approach to information leading up to the September 11th attacks, as well as the intelligence community's data gathering and subsequent reports that led to the current war in Iraq. In both instances the author outlines what he sees as their shortcomings and failures as a result of a series of miscalculations and misjudgments. He responded to telephone calls from listeners.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181919-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181919-1Sat, 26 Jun 2004 17:59:59 GMT1967 Arab-Israeli War and USS LibertyAt a day-long conference on the 1967 Arab-Israeli War historians talked at a panel discussion titled "War, Intelligence, and the USS Liberty." They talked about recently declassified documents on the attack on the USS Liberty and the Arab-Israeli War. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/179892-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/179892-1Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:00:03 GMTU.S. Policy Toward IraqThe guests discussed U.S. policy toward Iraq. They responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/172500-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Call-Inhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/172500-3Fri, 06 Sep 2002 12:30:25 GMTBook Discussion on [Body of Secrets]Mr. Bamford talked about the results of his research into the inner workings of the National Security Agency. His book is [Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency], published by Anchor Books, is an investigative look into the behaviors of the NSA, as well as a closer look at the history and future of America's espionage organization. Mr. Bamford said there should be congressional panels to monitor the agency. After the presentation, the author answered questions from members of the audience.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170569-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170569-1Sun, 16 Jun 2002 22:30:46 GMTAuthor InterviewMr. Bamford talked about his book, [Body of Secrets].http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167350-11
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Interviewhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167350-11Sun, 16 Dec 2001 22:07:49 GMTNational Security and TerrorismAuthors talked about their books on national security and terrorism. James Bamford is the author of [Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency] and Jeffrey Richelson is the author of [The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology]. This live interview occurred in the wake of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166048-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Booknoteshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166048-1Mon, 17 Sep 2001 00:00:23 GMTOpen Phones: National Security and TerrorismFollowing their live Booknotes interview the authors responded to audience telephone calls about their books and about national security, terrorism and the attacks in New York and Washington.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166049-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Call-Inhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166049-1Mon, 17 Sep 2001 00:58:32 GMTDefense Roundtablehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165589-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165589-1Fri, 10 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [Body of Secrets: National Security Agency]Mr. Bamford talked about his book [Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency from the Cold War through the Dawn of a New Century], published by Doubleday. Citing examples from his book, Mr. Bamford discussed the National Security Agency's role in foreign policy. After his presentation he answered questions from members of the audience.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164213-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164213-1Sun, 13 May 2001 00:54:19 GMT